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The '''2013 [[IAAF Race Walking Challenge]]''' was the tenth edition of the annual international [[racewalking]] series organised by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF).

== Calendar ==

The following meetings, as well as the competition final, formed the schedule of the 2013 Race Walking Challenge.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-race-walking-challenge/calendar/2013?_r=1 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE 2013]. 8 January 2013.</ref>
The "A" category meetings are worth the most points, with progressively fewer points being available through the "B" and "C" categories.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Meeting
! Category
! Events
! Venue
! Country
! Report
|-
| {{Sort|02-23|23 February}}
| [[Circuito Internacional de Marcha Chihuahua]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F2F5A9| C
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women) <br> [[50 kilometres race walk|50 km]] (Men)
| [[Chihuahua City]]
| Mexico
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-permit-race-walking-meeting/2013/circuito-internacional-de-marcha-chihuahua-20-5200]. 8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|02-24|24 February}}
| [[Oceania Race Walk Championships]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F2F5A9| C
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Hobart]]
| Australia
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/oceania-race-walking-championships/2013/oceania-race-walk-championships-5202]. 8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|03-01|1 March}}
| [[IAAF Race Walking Challenge Taicang]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[10 kilometres race walk|10 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Taicang]]
| China
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-permit-race-walking-meeting/2013/2013-iaaf-race-walking-challenge-taicang-ch-5199]. 8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|03-10|10 March}}
| [[Asian 20 km Race Walking Championships]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Nomi, Ishikawa|Nomi]]
| Japan
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/asian-race-walking-championships/2013/asian-20km-race-walking-championships-5203].8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|03-17|17 March}}
| [[Lugano Trophy - Memorial Mario Albisetti]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F2F5A9| C
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Lugano]]
| Switzerland
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/european-race-walking-meeting/2013/lugano-trophy-memorial-mario-albisetti-5208].8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|04-06|6 April}}
| [[Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Rio Maior]]
| Portugal
| <ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/results/european-race-walking-meeting/2013/22o-grande-premio-internacional-de-rio-maior-5206].8 June 2013.</ref>
|-
| {{Sort|04-06|6 April}}
| [[African Race Walking Championships]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Belle Vue Harel]]
| Mauritius
| 
|-
| {{Sort|04-13|13 April}}
| [[Poděbrady Race Walking]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Poděbrady]]
| Czech Republic
| 
|-
| {{Sort|05-01|1 May}}
| [[Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Sesto San Giovanni]]
| Italy
| 
|-
| {{Sort|05-19|19 May}}
| [[10th European Cup Race Walking]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F2F5A9| C
| [[10 kilometres race walk|10 km]] (Women)<br> [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men)<br> [[50 kilometres race walk|50 km]] (Men)
| [[Dudince]]
| Slovakia
| 
|-
| {{Sort|06-01|1 June}}
| [[Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña]]
|align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9| B
| [[10 kilometres race walk|10 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[A Coruña]]
| Spain
| 
|-
| {{Sort|06-29|29 June}}
| [[Dublin Grand Prix of Race Walking]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F2F5A9| C
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women)
| [[Dublin]]
| Ireland
| 
|-
| {{Sort|08-10-18|10–18 August}}
| [[14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics]]
|align=center bgcolor=#F5A9A9| A
| [[20 kilometres race walk|20 km]] (Men/Women) <br> [[50 kilometres race walk|50 km]] (Men)
| [[Moscow]]
| Russia
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2013/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873 | title=14th IAAF World Championships }}</ref>
|}

== Winners ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- align="center"
!rowspan=2| # !!rowspan=2| '''Meeting''' !!colspan=3| Men's winners !!colspan=2| Women's winners
|-
! 10&nbsp;km !! 20&nbsp;km !! 50&nbsp;km !! 10&nbsp;km !! 20&nbsp;km
|-align=left
| 1 ||align=left|[[Circuito Internacional de Marcha Chihuahua|Chihuahua]]
!rowspan=2|
| {{flagathlete|[[Isaac Palma]]|MEX}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Erik Tysse]]|NOR}}
!rowspan=2|
| {{flagathlete|[[Inês Henriques]]|POR}}
|-align=left
| 2 ||align=left|[[Oceania Race Walking Championships|Hobart]]
| 
!rowspan=4|
| 
|-align=left
| 3 ||align=left|[[Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge|Taicang]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Li Jianbo (race walker)|Li Jianbo]]|CHN}}
! 
| {{flagathlete|[[Sun Huanhuan]]|CHN}}
! 
|-align=left
| 4 ||align=left|[[Asian Race Walking Championships|Nomi City]]
!rowspan=10|
| {{flagathlete|[[Yusuke Suzuki (racewalker)|Yusuke Suzuki]]|JPN}}
!rowspan=6|
| {{flagathlete|[[Kumi Otoshi]]|JPN}}
|-align=left
| 5 ||align=left|[[Memorial Mario Albisetti|Lugano]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Wang Zhen (racewalker)|Zhen Wang]]|CHN}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Liu Hong (racewalker)|Hong Liu]]|CHN}}
|-align=left
| 6 ||align=left|[[Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética|Rio Maior]]
| {{flagathlete|[[João Vieira (racewalker)|João Vieira]]|POR}}
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena Lashmanova]]|RUS}}
|-align=left
| 7 ||align=left|[[African Race Walking Championships|Belle Vue Harel]]
|
| 
| 
|-align=left
| 8 ||align=left|[[Poděbrady Race Walking|Poděbrady]]
|
| 
|
|-align=left
| 9 ||align=left|[[Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni|Sesto San Giovanni]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Matej Tóth]]|SVK}}
!
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena Lashmanova]]|RUS}}
|-align=left
| 10 ||align=left|[[2013 European Race Walking Cup|Dudince]]
|
|
| 
!
|-align=left
| 11 ||align=left|[[Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña|La Coruña]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jared Tallent]]|AUS}}
!rowspan=2|
!
| {{flagathlete|[[Inês Henriques]]|POR}}
|-align=left
| 12 ||align=left|[[Dublin Grand Prix of Race Walking|Dublin]]
| 
|
!rowspan=1|
|-align=left
| 13 ||align=left|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|Moscow]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Aleksandr Ivanov (racewalker)|Aleksandr Ivanov]]|RUS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Robert Heffernan]]|IRL}}
!rowspan=1|
| {{flagathlete|[[Elena Lashmanova]]|RUS}}
|-
!colspan=2 |Overall points winner !!colspan=3|{{flagathlete|[[Jared Tallent]]|AUS}} !!colspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Elena Lashmanova]]|RUS}}
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{IAAF Challenges}}
{{2013 in athletics}}

[[Category:World Athletics Race Walking Tour]]
[[Category:2013 in athletics (track and field)|Race Walking Challenge]]